Diablo 4 PTR Patch 1.4.0 Druid Class Changes - Companion Buffs, Bug Fixes

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Druids are looking at some strong buffs to fan-favorite skills and Companions alike in Diablo 4 Patch 1.4.0, as well as the upcoming PTR.

Diablo 4 PTR Patch Notes: Patch 1.4.0 Druid Class Overview

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Balance Updates

• Necromancer, Barbarian, Druid, and Sorcerer Companions now receive 100% of the player's attributes.
• Skill tags have been updated everywhere to allow more Aspects and other effects to affect more skills and abilities. Examples:
  
  Applicable «Shout» skills for Druid and Barbarian are now tagged as Shouts.
• New Chain tag for abilities like and.
• New Mobility tag for abilities that move and or teleport the player, such as or.
• More skills are now tagged as Core skills, such as Sorcerer Mastery Skills and other skills which use resources like.
• Additionally, various Aspects have been updated to account for these changes.

• Cooldown reset chance increased from 20% to 25%.

• Spirit restoration increased from 10 to 20.

• Critical Strike Healing increased from 3% to 5%.

• Damage increased by ~10% (.25 to .28).
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  Attack Speed increased from 15% to 20%.

• Damage increased by ~10% (.24 to .26).
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  Fortify increased from 5% to 8%.

• Stun duration increased from 2 to 3 seconds.

• Damage increased by 10%.
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  Healing increased from 2% to 4%.

• Now categorized as a Shout skill.

• now gain Unstoppable when the Skill is cast.

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  Previous — 's effect durations are increased by 1 second.
• Now — grants 50 Spirit when cast and its effect durations are increased by 1 second.

• Previous — Killing an enemy affected by grants 25 Spirit.
• Now — Killing an enemy affected by reduces its Cooldown by 1 second. Hitting a Boss with reduces its Cooldown by 10 seconds.

• Damage increased by 22%.
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  Previous — hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes.
• Now — hits Heal for 3% Maximum Life, doubled on Critical Strikes. The first Critical Strike is guaranteed